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STANDARD
TIA-606-A-1
November 2008
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(From Standards Proposal No. 3-4156-RV1-AD1, formulated under the cognizance of the TIA,
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Table of Contents
1 SCOPE ............................................................................................................................... 1
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES ............................................................................................. 1
3 DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS, UNITS OF MEASURE................... 1
3.1 General........................................................................................................................ 1
3.2 Definitions.................................................................................................................... 1
3.3 Acronyms and abbreviations ........................................................................................ 2
3.4 Units of measure.......................................................................................................... 2
4 SPACES OUTSIDE COMPUTER ROOMS......................................................................... 2
5 GRID COORDINATES........................................................................................................ 3
6 CABINET AND RACK LOCATION IDENTIFIERS.............................................................. 4
6.1 Location identifier where grid coordinates are available ............................................... 4
6.2 Location identifier where grid coordinates are not available ......................................... 6
6.3 Identifier for boxes under the floor................................................................................ 7
6.4 Identifier for overhead patch panels ............................................................................. 7
7 CABINET & RACK LABELING .......................................................................................... 7
8 PATCH PANEL IDENTIFIER.............................................................................................. 8
9 PATCH PANEL PORT IDENTIFIERS................................................................................11
10 PATCH PANEL LABELING...........................................................................................11
10.1 General..........................................................................................................................11
10.2 Twisted-Pair Patch Panels ...........................................................................................12
10.3 Optical Fiber Patch Panels ..........................................................................................13
11 CABLE LABELING........................................................................................................16
Annex A (INFORMATIVE) LABELING OF PATCH CORDS AND EQUIPMENT CORDS..19
List of Figures
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Figure 8 Labeling example for twisted-pair patch panel without patch panel label fields
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Figure 9 Labeling example of an optical fiber patch panel ignoring subpanels..............13
Figure 10 Labeling example of an optical fiber patch panel with subpanels...................14
Figure 11 Labeling example of an optical fiber patch panel with optional MDA and HDA
identifiers.................................................................................................................................15
Figure 12 Sample MPO/LC layout .......................................................................................17
Figure 13 Sample MPO/LC labeling scheme ......................................................................17
Figure 14 Sample MPO/LC labeling at LC end ...................................................................18
Figure 15 Equipment cord & patch cord labeling scheme ................................................19
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FOREWORD
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1 SCOPE
This Addendum specifies administration for a generic cabling infrastructure to be deployed in
data center computer rooms and equipment rooms. In addition, this Addendum enhances and
supersedes the administration guidelines in ANSI/TIA-942.
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
The following standards contain provisions, which, through reference in this text, constitute
provisions of this Addendum. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All
standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this Addendum are
encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards
indicated below. ANSI and TIA maintain registers of currently valid national standards published
by them.
ANSI/TIA/EIA-606-A 2007, Administration Standard for Commercial
Telecommunications Infrastructure.
ANSI/TIA-942 2005, Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers.
CEA-310-E 2005, Cabinets, Racks, Panels, and Associated Equipment
IEC 60297-1 1986: Dimensions of mechanical structures of the 482.6 mm (19 in)
series Part 1: Panels and racks.
IEC 60297-2 1982: Dimensions of mechanical structures of the 482.6 mm (19 in)
series Part 2: Cabinets and pitches of rack structures.
3.1 General
For the purpose of this Addendum the following definitions, acronyms, abbreviations and units
of measure apply.
3.2 Definitions
cabinet: An enclosure that may enclose connection devices, terminations, apparatus, wiring,
and equipment.
computer room: An architectural space whose primary function is to accommodate data
processing equipment.
data center: A building or portion of a building whose primary function is to house a computer
room and its support areas.
equipment room (telecommunications): An environmentally controlled centralized space for
telecommunications equipment that usually houses a main or intermediate cross-connect.
horizontal distribution area: A space in a computer room where a horizontal cross-connect is
located.
main distribution area: The space in a computer room where the main cross-connect is located.
rack: Supporting frame equipped with side mounting rails to which equipment and hardware are
mounted.
rack unit: Vertical mounting space of 1.75 in (44.45 mm) for cabinets or racks compliant with
IEC 60297 or CEA-310-E.
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5 GRID COORDINATES
Wherever practicable, a coordinate system should be used in the computer room or equipment
room for identifying equipment cabinets and racks located within the room. See 6.2 for
alternative guidelines to a grid system.
In rooms that have access floor systems, identification for the location shall use the access floor
grid identification scheme described in this clause. In rooms without access floor, the ceiling tile
grid, if present, should be used as the basis for location identification. If the room has neither a
floor tile grid nor ceiling tile grid, a grid should be applied to the floor plan. The grid should be
dense enough to ensure that two cabinets do not occupy the same grid coordinates consider
grid spacing between 500 mm and 600 mm (20 in to 24 in).
The quantity of characters used along the X and Y axes shall be adequate to cover the entire
grid space.
The X and Y axes may be reversed to minimize the quantity of characters required
consider selecting the long axis of the room as the X axis and the short axis of the room as the
Y axis.
The starting point for the grid may be any one of the four corners of the space to be covered.
When selecting the starting point, consider the direction in which the room might be expanded.
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It is possible that cabinets and racks will occupy more than one grid location. In this case, the
same location shall be used on every cabinet or rack to determine the grid location. This
location may be the left front corner, right front corner, or front center as long as the same
location is used for all cabinets and racks in the room.
In figure 2, the location on the floor space grid where the right front corner of the cabinet is
located determines its identifier.
"X" AXIS
COORDINATE
AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ
01 ROW AD ROW AG
02 AD02 AG03
03 COLD AISLE (CABINET FRONTS)
HOT AISLE (CABINET REAR)
06 AD05 AG06
07 AD07 AG08
08
AD08 AG09
09
AD09 AG10
10
11 AD10 AG11
12 AD12 AG13
13
= cabinet corner used for grid location ID
(right front facing the cabinet)
"Y" AXIS
COORDINATE
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a1 = one letter indicating the side of the cabinet, rack, or frame followed by two numerical
digits designating the location of the top of the patch panel in rack units from the
bottom of the usable space in the cabinet, rack, or frame. The letter indicating the
side may be A, B, C, D or F, L, R, B for the front, left, right, and back, or F and B for
the front and back. For example, F42 designates the patch panel on the front of a
cabinet 42 U from the bottom of the front rail.
a1 = One to two characters designating the patch panel location within the cabinet or rack
beginning at the top. Horizontal cable managers are not included when sequencing
patch panels. See figure 6 for an example. The quantity of characters used shall be
the same for all patch panels in the cabinet or rack. If a1 uses a mixture of
alphabetical and numeric characters, the letters I, O, and Q shall be excluded.
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ORTRONICS ORTRONICS ORTRONICS ORTRONICS ORTRONICS ORTRONICS ORTRONICS ORTRONICS
OPEN SYSTEN ARCHITECTURE OPEN SYSTEN ARCHITECTURE OPEN SYSTEN ARCHITECTURE OPEN SYSTEN ARCHITECTURE OPEN SYSTEN ARCHITECTURE OPEN SYSTEN ARCHITECTURE OPEN SYSTEN ARCHITECTURE OPEN SYSTEN ARCHITECTURE
10.1 General
Patch panels shall be labeled with the patch panel identifier. Where space permits, patch
panels should have labels to specify the identifiers of the near- and far-end ports using the
format of:
f1s1.x1y1-a1 Ports PN1 to f2s2.x2y2-a2 Ports PN2, where:
f1s1 = near-end space identifier that should only be used where the near-end and far end
patch panels are located in different spaces with separate coordinate systems.
x1y1-a1 = near-end patch panel identifier as specified in clause 8. This portion of the label is
optional if the patch panel has a separate patch panel identifier label.
Ports = either P or the entire word ports as space permits.
PN1 = port number range at the near-end patch panel.
to = either - or the entire word to as space permits.
f2s2 = far-end space identifier that should only be used where the near-end and far end
patch panels are located in different spaces with separate coordinate systems.
x2y2-a2 = far-end patch panel identifier as specified in clause 8.
Ports = either P or the entire word ports as space permits.
PN2 = port number range at the far-end patch panel.
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The patch panels identifier label or additional labels shall contain the associated port numbers.
The corresponding far-end patch panel identifier(s) with associated port numbers should be
included if space permits.
Each port, or the first and last ports of each subpanel shall be labeled. If space is available, the
ports on the patch panel should also be labeled. See figure 7, figure 8, figure 9, and figure 10 for
examples.
Patch panels that support backbone cabling between main distribution areas (MDAs) and
horizontal distribution areas (HDAs) should indicate the name of the HDAs or MDAs at which
the cables are terminated. See ANSI/TIA-942, Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for
Data Centers for additional information regarding MDAs, HDAs, and other computer room
spaces.
The text shall be machine printed, conspicuous, and large enough to be legible. Text may be a
mix of upper and lower case, and should use a font without serifs.
Where cables are diversely routed between patch panels, label colors should be different to
reflect cable route diversity.
Provided they do not conflict with any cable route diversity designation, different colors may also
be used for labels, twisted-pair cables, modular jacks, and twisted-pair patch cables to indicate
different applications (e.g., production, test, development, Internet), function (e.g., backbone or
horizontal), or destination (e.g. different MDAs or HDAs).
Use manufacturer provided labels and mounting surfaces wherever possible.
Figure 7 Labeling example for twisted-pair patch panel with label fields
Figure 8 provides an example of labeling for a twisted-pair patch panel that does not have a
manufacturer-provided label field for the patch panel identifier.
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Figure 8 Labeling example for twisted-pair patch panel without patch panel label fields
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Patch panel labels may include additional information such as cable type, near-end
telecommunications space name, and far-end telecommunications space name (e.g. MDA or
HDA name). See figure 11 for a patch panel label including this additional information. The first
line on the door label identifies that the patch panel is located in the MDA, that it contains single-
mode fiber, and that the patch panel is CZ54-45. The second through fourth lines of the door
label specify the patch panel where the cables on each port terminate. The second through
fourth lines also specify the HDAs where each of the far-end patch panels are located.
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1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
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5
5
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6
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Figure 11 Labeling example of an optical fiber patch panel with optional MDA and HDA
identifiers
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11 CABLE LABELING
Cable labels shall have a format of:
fs.x1y1-a1:p1n / fs.x2y2-a2:p2n
where:
fs.x1y1-a1 = the near end patch panel identifier as specified in clause 8
p1n = the near-end ports assigned to the cable,
fs.x2y2-a2 = the far end patch panel identifier as specified in clause 8
p2n = the far-end ports assigned to the cable.
Cable labeling shall be accomplished via machine printed labels. Text on labels should be a font
without serifs, upper case and large enough to be easily read. Labels shall be durably affixed to
both ends of each cable conspicuously displayed just prior to each cable being routed into the
termination device. Label colors shall reflect cable route diversity wherever applicable.
AD02-35:01
AG03-35:01
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ZDA
42U
Free-standing
equipment no
patch panel
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LC CONNECTOR, TYPICAL OF 48
STRAND 01
STRAND 02
STRAND 03
STRAND 04
STRAND 05
STRAND 06
STRAND 07
TYPICAL LABEL LOCATION AND STRAND 08
APPEARANCE, NOT TO SCALE STRAND 09
STRAND 10
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STRAND 04
STRAND 05
STRAND 06
STRAND 07
STRAND 08
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To Cabinet AD04
To Cabinet AD07
Switch sfcoresw01 Label A Label B Label C Label C Label A Label B Panel 42 port 24
Slot 3 port 2
Cabinet AD04 Cabinet AD07 sfcoresw01 sfcoresw01 Cabinet AD04 Cabinet AD07
sfcoresw01 Panel 42 To To sfcoresw01 Panel 42
Port 3/2 Port 24 sfhda03sw02 sfhda03sw02 Port 3/2 Port 24
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An optional third label Label C in figure 15 - may be installed on each end of a patch cord or
equipment cord to provide additional information regarding function of the connection. This
additional information may be useful when tracing a connection that is routed through multiple
patch panels. This optional label may include server name, business partner name, remote
office name, circuit number, or name of equipment at each end of the channel. This third label
is the same on both ends of the cord.
Patch cord and equipment cord labeling should be accomplished via machine printed labels.
Text on labels should be a font without serifs, upper case, and large enough to be easily read.
Labels should be durably affixed to both ends of each patch cord and equipment cord. They
should be placed in the order indicated in figure 15, conspicuously displayed just prior to each
cord being routed into the device or panel, and placed where they can be read without
disconnecting the cord.
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